David Ford (musician)

David Ford
David Ford performing at The Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 November 2008
Background information
Born	16 May 1978 (1978-05-16) (age 33)
Origin	United Kingdom
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Independiente
Associated acts	Easyworld

David James Ford (born 16 May 1978, Dartford, Kent) is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex. He first achieved prominence with the indie rock group Easyworld, who released an independent mini-album, ...Better Ways to Self Destruct and two full-length albums on Jive Records before disbanding in 2004.

History

Early years and Easyworld

Having played in several local groups together through their school years, Ford - who went on to attend Manchester University - and drummer Glenn Hooper formed the band Beachy Head in Eastbourne in the late 1990s. Soon after, the band was completed by bassist Jo Taylor. The trio recorded several demos and an unreleased album as Beachy Head before renaming the band 'Easyworld'. The new name for the band was taken from the line "It's an easy world" in their song Better Ways to Self Destruct.

From 2001 to 2004, the group released one mini-album, two full-length albums and several singles. After lacklustre sales of their final record, Kill the Last Romantic, Ford privately announced his intention to disband the group. After several short festival performances and radio appearances to promote their final single, How Did It Ever Come to This?, Easyworld announced their split in September 2004. Their last public performance was at the Staffordshire date of 2004s V Festival on 22 August.

Solo career

David Ford at The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ, May 2011

Almost immediately after the band's dissolution, Ford began to play a sporadic series of intimate solo gigs, debuting a number of songs which would later appear on his first solo album. In 2005, he embarked on his first headline solo tour. Fan favourite "State of the Union" was released as his debut single on 26 September 2005 and followed swiftly by his self-recorded debut album I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused.

After a support tour with Starsailor and a sold-out headline tour in February 2006 and the release of his second single, "I Don't Care What You Call Me", David has confirmed headline shows in Ireland as well as shows across the US and high-profile slots supporting KT Tunstall, Richard Ashcroft, Elvis Costello and Gomez. His debut was released in the United States in May 2006 by Columbia Records.

After supporting Suzanne Vega on her UK tour, Ford released his second solo album, Songs For The Road in August 2007.^[1] He toured extensively to support the album in October 2007 and toured the US in May 2008. The album was released in the US on Original Signal Records on 1 April 2008. Ford released a cover of The Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" as a bonus track.^[2] His third studio album, Let The Hard Times Roll, was released on 3 February 2010.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

• I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I've Caused (2005)
• Songs for the Road (2007)
• Let The Hard Times Roll (2010)

Single releases

Single/EP	Release date	Label	Format(s)	Notes
"State of the Union"	26 September 2005	Independiente	CD, 7", Download	Accompanied by b-sides "A Short Song About Stars" and "A Short Song About Shoes"
"I Don't Care What You Call Me"	20 February 2006	Independiente	CD, 7", Download	Accompanied by CD b-sides "A Short Song Of Apology" and "Trying To Find My Feet" plus the 7" b-side "Can't Go Back"
"Go to Hell"	23 July 2007	Independiente	7", Download	Accompanied by album track "Requiem" as the 7" b-side
"Decimate"	8 October 2007	Independiente	7", Download	Accompanied by b-sides "The Boy Most Likely To" and "Decimate" (demo). The latter only available on Digital Download.
"I'm Alright Now"	December 2007	Independiente	CD, 7", Download	Accompanied by CD b-side cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" plus the 7" b-side "New York"
"Pages Torn From The Electrical Sketchbook Vol. #1"	2008	Self-released through MySpace page / iTunes	CD, Download	Contained the songs "Nothing At All", "How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Credit Card" (also known as "I Want More"), and "Down By The Sea".
"Pages Torn From The Electrical Sketchbook Vol. #2"	2009	Self-released through MySpace page / iTunes	CD, Download	Contained the songs "This City's Cold and I Could Use a Friend", "To Hell with the World" and "Song for the Republican Convention".
"Pages Torn From The Electrical Sketchbook Vol. #3"	2009	Self-released through MySpace page / iTunes	CD, Download	Contained the songs "Elizabeth", "Hurricane" and "Demons" (Piano Version).
"Panic"	2009	Self-release	CD	Accompanied by b-sides "Making Up For Lost TIme" and "The Big Dumb Singalong"

References

David Ford in Toronto

1. ^ Street Hows, Zoe (10 August 2007). "David Ford Songs For The Road Review". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/c3jw. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 
2. ^ Covermesongsa.com
3. ^ "Let the Hard Times Roll - new album available". David Ford. 1 February 2010. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=34806297&blogId=527908664&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidFord-Myspace+%28David+Ford%27s+MySpace+Blog%29. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 

Notes

^ Brown, Marisa. Review of I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused. Allmusic. Retrieved May 2006.

External links

• Official Site
• Abandoned Independiente Site
• Fan Site
• http://twitter.com/davidfordisdead David Ford's Twitter account (verified via his Myspace blog)
• David Ford interview and review on Record Overplayed webzine
• David Ford Interview on Sidewalks Entertainment

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